Belleville police release March 1

The Belleville Police Service responded to 53 calls for service between 5:00 a.m. 29 February 2016 and 5:00 a.m. 01 March 2016.

Residential Break and Enters

On 29 February 2016 Belleville Police Service Officers responded to 2 early morning break and enters.

A residence on Stanley Street was entered via a rear window sometime just before 7:09 a.m. Suspect stole a video game system, iphone and a camera.

Shortly after the first break and enter, a rear window of a residence on Russell Street was smashed but no entry was made. A witness saw a suspect running southbound towards Pine Street described as wearing a black hoodie and being 5FT-2 inches to 5FT-5 inches in height with a skinny build about 130 lbs.

Anyone with information asked to contact Belleville Police Service or Crime-stoppers.

Online Fraud – Reminders

The Belleville Police Service would again like to remind citizens that if it sounds too good to be true then it probably is……

An 18 year old Belleville man is out $1600 after cashing a check for a person he communicated with online and then sending the money via electronic money transfer to a person in France.

Along with some online safety tips please see the below excerpt from the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre
http://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/index-eng.htm

Overpayment scams

Overview
Fraudulent cheques are used in a variety of scams such as advance fee letter fraud, overpayment and prize pitch to name a few.
Overpayment scams is the type of fraud where the person receiving the cheque is actually owed money for goods sold. The seller receives a counterfeit cashier’s cheque personal cheque or corporate cheque from the “purchaser” in an amount in excess of the amount owed; is asked to deposit the cheque and wire the excess funds immediately back to the sender/purchaser or the purchaser’s agent or shipper; and, the deposited cashier’s cheque is subsequently returned as counterfeit and charged back to the seller’s account.
Anyone selling goods should be suspicious of any cheque, especially if it is for more than the agreed selling price. Consider an alternative method of payment, such as an escrow service or online payment service. Talk to your bank about the safest way to receive funds from overseas.
To protect yourself against this sort of scam, never agree to a deal in which the payer wishes to issue an amount for more than the agreed price and expects you to reimburse the balance. The scammers use a variety of excuses to explain the overpayment, but any such excuse should be treated with the utmost suspicion.
In order to avoid overpayment scams, remember the following general words of advice:
Warning sign(s) – How to protect yourself
Know who you are dealing with; independently confirm your buyer’s name, street address, and telephone number;
Never accept a cheque for more than your selling price;
Never agree to wire back funds to a buyer. A legitimate buyer will not pressure you to do so, and you have limited recourse if there is a problem with a wire transfer;
Resist pressure to “act now.” If the buyer’s offer is good now, it should be good when the cheque clears; if you accept payment by cheque, ask for a cheque drawn on a local bank or a bank with a local branch. You can visit that bank branch to determine if the cheque is legitimate; If the buyer wants to use a service you have not heard of, be sure to check it out to ensure it is reliable. Check its Web site, call its customer service hotline, and read its terms of agreement and privacy policy. If you do not feel comfortable with the service, do not use it.